That is the reason why Altai is so interesting and attractive for Russian and foreign archaeologists; it is the land of promise for them= as they study petroglyphs, tumuli, runic letters of ancient nomads...In the last decades the number of internationally important findings in Altai is more than ten. Now "the Ice Maiden" is world-wide famous. This is the mummy of a young Scythian woman discovered on the plateau Ukok in a frozen tumulus with a rich and well-kept things and belongings. Another discovery is the set of hundreds of petroglyphs, the oldest ones go back to the eighth millennium BC.